The 2009 East African Safari Classic Rally sponsored by Kenya Airways was held November 22nd through December 1st, starting from Mombasa, Kenya and covering 4,300 kilometers of which 1,900 were competitive.
A Ford won the Kenya Airways East African Safari Classic Rally for the second time in a row. In 2007, it was a Ford Escort from Europe that took the overall victory but now it is the turn of the American breed to win with a car prepared and driven by Kenyan, Ian Duncan. His superiority was almost unchallenged throughout the event, although for the first two or three days, it was pretty much neck-and-neck between Duncan and 2007 winner Bjorn Waldegard in a Porsche 911 co-driven by the car’s owner, Iqbal Sagoo .. . Details, results & great pictures
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Formula 1’s young driver test at Jerez in Spain this week has provided a great opportunity for teams to try out new talent that has not been near grand prix machinery before. Yet while some teams have gone for established European talent, Force India took the bold decision to hand 21-year-old American J.R. Hildebrand his first chance to drive an F1 car – and the Firestone Indy Lights champion and former Team USA A1 Grand Prix and driver loved every second.
Q. J.R., today was your first taste of a Formula 1 car. What were your … Details
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The Alfa Romeo brand’s future has been placed under review by Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne.
With Alfa sales dropping and the Italian brand losing money, Marchionne is weighing up freezing all investment in the brand or refreshing its lineup using Chrysler platforms to replace the 159 and discontinued 166Â …Â Details
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The NASCAR community has only begun to descend on Las Vegas, but it’s already clear that this Champion’s Week will be very different from those that preceded it. In New York, for instance, the show-car “Victory Lap” around Midtown had to be discontinued because of complaints from locals and increasing fees from the city. In Las Vegas, the parade hasn’t only been revived; it’s been embellished with pit stops and burnouts.
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